Steamer and shrinker for tubular fabrics



Aug. 6, 1929.

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STEAMER AND SHRINKER FOR TUBULAR FABRICS Filed Nov. 4, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR WTNESSES y Il, 1 M l n f,

fel/114 ATTORN EY .f BY E Patented Ang. ti, .1.929.

UNITED ASTATES ia'lEltlT OFFICE.

MAITRISE M. KASANOF, OF INEV YORK, N. Y.

Application filed November 4, 1927.

The nature of my invention and its distinguishing 'features and advantages will clearly appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

it being understood that the drawings are merely "illustrative of one example oit the invention.

Figure 1 is an elevation of an apparatus embodying my present invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section as indicated by the line 2-2 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 8 3 in Figure 1;

Figure l is a horizontal section on the line 1-J1- in Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a vertical section as in Figure 2, but with the upper structure omitted, showing the use ot the bowl when shrinking of tubular fabrics is to be done.

0 In carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated example, a steam bowl 10 is provided, open at the top for the escape of steam. Said bowl is closed by a solid disc 11 having a central bore and a nipple 12 onsaid disc which nipple extends into a standpipe 13 mounted on a suitable 14 and supplied with steam through an inlet pipe 113. The pipe 15 rises from the disc 11 or bottom of the bowl 10 at the nipple 13 4U so that the steam flowing from said nipple 12 will pass into the pipe 15 which is 'formed with a series oi apertures 16 Ylfor the escape ol the steam. The upper end oit the pipe 15 is reduced at 17 and externally threaded to receive the bottom 18 ot a steam dome or drum 19 which is screwed to said reduced terminal 17. Steam dome 19 is filled with steam passing into the same from pipe 15.

The bottom 18 of the steam dome or drinn 19 is spaced from the open upper end of the steam bowl 10 by an outlet space 2O therebetween for the ample flow of steam outwardly to Contact with the tubular :fabric il, indicated in dotanddasli lines, as said fabric Serial No. 231,124.

is drawn upwardly over the bowl 10, dome 19 and over a stretcher 21.

The stretching frame 21 has an open frame the sides of which are inturned to form trunnions 29 tightly fitted in sockets 29 on the bottom bar 22, but adapted to be rocked about the axis oimthe truiinions to vary the angular position of the stretching 'frame 21 on the steam dome 19. A threaded bolt 24. passes tl'irough bottom bar 22 at the center and through a disc 25 on the plug 119 forining a closure at the center at the top of the dome 19. The disc 25 has arcuate slots 2G therein and screw bolts 27 pass through said slots and into the plug or block 119. The ar rangement is such that by loosening the screw bolts 24 and 27 the frame 21 may be turned about its vertical axis in addition to reciting in the sockets 29.

A stretching ring 30 is provided on the deine 19 and removably held seated upon washer ll1. For the removable holding of collar 30 the same is formed with notches 31 at its inner periphery and on the dome 19 are outwardly projecting pins 32 so that the collar may be passed downwardly beneath the horizontal plane of pins 32 andthe collar then given a partial turn for the pins to hold said collar in place. The collar 41 rests upon the upwardly directed annular flange 39 on dome 19and the bottom 18 is clamped by screws 42 between said iiange 39 and ring d() on the under side oi said bottom 18. Drip pipo 35 leads from the bottoni of dome 19 into steam bowl 10 to direct to said bowl the water ot condensation from the dome 19. Similarly a drain pipe 36 leads from steam bowl 10 to carry oli' the water of condensation. The numeral 37 indicates tiange or collar on the staiidpipe 13 which is secured by screws 38 to the solid bottom 11 of bowl 10.

The assemblage above described provides i'or the iree flow of steam to the fabric and in order that the space 20 for the outflow of the steam may be varied, I provide collars or washers 84- on the reduced end 17 ot' pipe 15, said collars being employed in suitable number according to the size to be given to space 20.

With the steam dome 19 filled with steam the said dome serves to dry the fabric passing over the same when drying is required. The steam escaping through the space does not actually wet the fabric, and in some instances when the fabric is moist from too much steam the dome 19 has the desired drying effect. When drying is not desired the dome 19 is closed againstthe entrance of 'steam by employing a plug in the reduced end 17, the plug being indicated at 33, Figure 5, and referred to hereinafter. A plug 135 is alsov employed to close the lower end of drip pipe when the steam dome 19 is closed against the entrance of steam in order to prevent steam passing into said dome through pipe-35 from rthe bowl 10.

In carrying out the shrinking process on tubular fabrics, t-he dome 19 with the stretching frame 21 is removed by unscrewing the bottom 18 from the terminal end 17 of pipe 15 so that the steam bowl 10 without the steam dome is employed alone, this arrangement being shown in Figure 5. As shown in Figure 5, the tubular fabric A is simply I drawn'upwardly over the bowl 10r and the plug 33 is screwed into the reduced end 17. Steam will be directed into the bowl 10 from the orifices in the pipe 15 only. As the bowl fills the steam willfreely rise to the open top thereof and subject the fabric A to an application of steam more copious that when the steam isvallowed to escape only through the steam space 20, the result being that the fabric is effectively shrunk and is not subf jected to any stretching operation.

I would state furthermore that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment vof my invention, I do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein f illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can be considerably varied Vwithout departure from the spirit of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device for steaming and shrinking tubular fabrics, including a structure over which the tubular fabric is adapted to be drawn, said structure including a steam bowl, a steam dome above said bowl, means to direct steam to the steam bowl and means to vary the distance between the steam bowl and the steam dome to vary the amount of steam escaping between the same.

2. A device for use in steaming and shrinking tubular fabrics adapted to have the fabric drawn over the same, said device including a steam bowl, a steam dome above said bowl, and separate supply means to supply steam to both the steam bowl and steam dome.

3. A device of the class described for the purposes indicated, including a steam bowl having a steam inlet at the bottom, said bowl open at the top for the free outflow of steam, a pipe rising from the bowl at the bottom at said steam inlet, a steam drum above said steam bowl and supported by said pipe.

4. A device of the class described for the purposes indicated, including a steam bowl having a steam inlet at the bottom, said bowl open at the top for the free outflow of steam, a pipe rising from the bowl at the bottom at said steam inlet, a steam drum above said steam bowl and supported by said pipe, together with means to vary the distance between the bottom of the steam drum and the top of the bowl.

5. A device for steaming and shrinking tubular fabrics, including a steam drum having a flange at the bottom, a detachable collar above said flange, and pins on the drum above the plane of the collar, said collar having notches to pass the collar over said pins.

Signedy at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 2nd day of November, A. D. 1927.

MAURICE M. KASANOF. 

